The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-07-07
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| SUMMERsIDE, Prince Edwards Isl
and, July GA week ago to-day Mis-.
Taptin, of this place, left her home e
meet her seducer, VIM. Miltman
To-day her body was found in the
river with two bullet holes in the
head and neck and rope around her
neck to which a stone was attached
Miltman aud a man named Begren-
tone have been arrested.
UNIFORMITY OBTAINED.
LONDON, England, July 6.-There
has been obtained for imports in
Cuba and Porto Rico the same treat.
ment accorded American imports by
the Spanish convention. The ar
rangement only operates till the end
of the year
GLADsToNIAN CANDIDATE.
LONDON, July 6.-Gladstone, ac-
cording to the Standard, is prepared
to recommend Sir George Otto Ire
velyan as a parliamentary candidate
for Bridgeton, in the division OF Glas-
gov.
LONDON, July 6.-Lindsay Sloper,
the musical composer and pianist,
died yesterday. 61 years Of age.
coNTRADIcrED.
LONDON, July 6.-The Standard
says that it is authorized to contra
dict the story of the withdrawal of
Count Won Muster as the German
ambassador at Paris.
HAS LEFT vIESNA.
LONDON, July 6.-King Milan. of
Servia left Vienna to-day.
POOR SHOW FOR RESCUE
VIRGINIA Cry, July 6.-Another
blast was fired in the Gould Il Curry
little past midnight, which failed to
reach the cross cut. AS the drift is
extended the time taken in putting in
blasts, taking out drills aud clearing
away debris increases. Another set
of holes cannot be drilled and blasted
before noon to-day.
A LACUsTRINE DISASTER.
BERNE, July Ga portion OF the
land bordering on lake at Seug, the
capital OF the canton OF that name,
subsided to-day and twenty houses
were engulfed in the lake.
BELIEVED TO BE LOST.
New YORK, July 6.-The British
ship MuscOtG, it is feared, has been
lost at sea with all on board. She
left Sourabaya, Java, December 10,
1886, and called q. Ban joewangi on
New Years day. Her destination was
Queenstown. She has not reached
that port and is posted as a missing
vessel. She was in command of Cap
tain Cutter and had crew of twen-
ty-fve men, the majority OF whom
are natives of this city; their names
cannot be obtained. The Mtscota
hailed from st. John, n. s.; with her
cargo: was valued at 100000; only
partially insured
BIG CORN CROP.
Topeka, Kansas, July 6.-The
Farmer prints full review of the
crop outlook this week: On the
whole the wheat crop OF the whole
state will not exceed 25 per cent. of
that harvested three years ago; oats
will thresh about half an average
crop. Corn is reported good and in
every part OF the state the acreage
exceeds that OF any former year by at
least % per cent. and If the season is
favorable to the end Kansas will raise
2J0, 100000 bushels OF corn.
DEFIANT MORMON MISSIONARIES.
CHARLESTON, s. O., July 6.-Mor-
mon Missionaries have been working
for some time in Richmond county,
Georgia. and have made a number of
proselytes among ignorant country
people. The missionaries worked
| up such an excitement that people
of education have organized, TO rid
the country Of the mormons, and
the missionaries have been warned TO
leave at once, but they defy all
threats and it Is probable that more
violent measures will be resorted TO.
NEED FIRE DEPARTMENT.
GRAFTON, w. Va, July "a fire
broke ont here yesterday, and, before,
it was checked, totally consumed
with almost all their contents twenty
eight buildings; no organized fire de-
partment exists here, and it was only
by the hardest work on the part of
the citizens that the fire was finally
controlled; the total loss will reach
nearly 100000; insurance, only S12,-
900. The fire is supposed to be the
work of an incendiary.
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